ABSTRACT
Climate change has a direct impact on the environment and all
living things on the planet. Severe economic and social impacts
quickly follow the environmental impact. The relationship of these
drivers is illustrated in Figure 4.1. The basic tenet of sustainability
is to take actions now so that future generations can continue to
enjoy standards of living similar to those today. Additionally, for
future generations in much of the developing world standards of
living need to improve significantly-as the previous chapters have
shown, the economic and social impacts of climate change are likely
to be most severe in developing countries.
